I had the pleasure to meet Adm. Stockdale at the funeral in Coronado of one of his fellow POWs some years ago who was a friend of mine. Stockdale spoke about their experiences in Hanoi at the service. He was, by all accounts, a very remarkable person. I can't wait until the ship arrives here to see it.

Resurrecting a necropost rather than start a new one. I just watched a documentary on the Smithsonian Channel, titled 'The Spy in the Hanoi Hilton'. I have read quite a bit of Adm. Stockdale's heroics resisting the NV during his time as a POW but was unaware that he was "recruited" as a spy via his wife's letters and was able to pass on information to the CIA and ONI. From what the documentary said, this was not disclosed until the early 1990's, I've never heard of it. A great watch if the Smithsonian Channel is on your cable roster. Much of the show was also told by his son and widow. The link below contains clips from the hour long documentary.

I had the great pleasure of getting to know Adm Jim Stockdale and Mrs. Sybil Stockdale.
Adm Stockdale's books gave me a greater insight to his love of philosophy and his family. He encouraged me, took time to talk with me and I will always be thankful for his advice.
If you haven't read his book In Love and War, I recommend it. You will see how he coped with his time as a POW but also what an incredible wife he had supporting him.

Many of us learned about him and others at the ADM James B. Stockdale building at NAS North Island. Then, we all loaded on a bus and went on a really shitty camping trip in Warner Springs...

I enjoyed and didn't enjoy that camping trip. Best class I ever took in the Navy. I echo the thoughts about the ADM. Great man.

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